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London Borough of Hackney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The main commercial and retail centre of Hackney is known as Hackney Central to distinguish it from the rest of the borough. Hackney is the only inner London borough north of the Thames that has no London Underground stations other than those on its borders with other boroughs. South Hackney abuts Victoria Park (which is in neighbouring Tower Hamlets) and terraced Victorian and Edwardian housing stock has survived in the area. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hackney   (860 words)

Hackney Central railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hackney Central railway station is a railway station on the North London Line in an area of the London Borough of Hackney known as Hackney Central. The station is a short walk from Hackney Downs, on the one railway West Anglia route from Liverpool Street. The original station building has been reused as a bar, also called Hackney Central. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hackney_Central_railway_station   (192 words)

Hackney Walks : Hackney Central Info Hackney’s oldest surviving house was built in 1535 for Sir Ralph Sadleir, Henry VIII’s ambassador to Scotland and later principal Secretary of State (today he would be called Prime Minister) It was known originally as ‘the bryk place’ presumably because it was a unique brick building in an otherwise half-timbered village. Defoe must have known Hackney well for around 1699 he lived in the parish and two of his children Sophia and Martha were baptized in the church. Tallyrand, the French revolutionary, at a radical dinner party in Hackney in the 1791, was much impressed by the sight of one of Europe’s greatest orators communicating with his son using only sign language. hoop.ground-level.org /hackneyCentral/info   (4527 words)

Hackney Central London Club Review, The Former Railway Station, Amhurst Road Hackney Central is just as good to spend an afternoon, whiling away the hours to their mature choice of music. The duo behind Hackney Central — David Catlin and Billy Boyd — have an impeccable nightlife pedigree; the former previously Operations Director at entertainment behemoth Mean Fiddler and the latter manager of much-missed central London venue The Velvet Rooms. Every time I've been to Hackney Central I've been surprised by how much they have upped their game. www.viewlondon.co.uk /review_1934.html   (495 words)

North London Line Only the Richmond and Kew Gardens stations at the western end of the line are south of the River Thames; the eastern extremity ends further downstream on the northern bank of the Thames at North Woolwich. West Hampstead railway station (West Hampstead tube station (Jubilee Line) is adjacent) It traverses many of the 'arterial' routes radiating out from central London, offering a faster and more convenient way to cross sections of north London without travelling into the centre and out again. www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/n/no/north_london_line.html   (193 words)

Hackney Central London - Restaurant Review and Information The Former Railway Station, Amhurst Road, Hackney, London, E8 1LL Map Hackney Central is as much a bar/club as it is restaurant, but it certainly provides good food. Don''t try to tell me Hackney Central makes their own stocks....the waiter was alright though...did his best but seemed offended when i told him the soop wasway to thick. www.london-eating.co.uk /3765.htm   (684 words)

MONDIALe PUBLISHING LTD As the name suggests Hackney Central is situated in a converted railway building that has lain empty for sixteen years, next to the existing Hackney Central station. At four O clock Hackney's residents spill home from work and on their way out of the station pass Hackney Central's tall arched windows, etched with promises of 'cocktails', 'music' and 'diversity'. Design-wise Matt Rawlinson has taken the shell of the old Hackney Central station and worked with the original features to create a look that is effortlessly understated. www.mondiale.co.uk /night/hackney.html   (729 words)

Dalston - TheBestLinks.com - London, England, Hackney, East London Line, ... Hackney Downs and London Fields offer the area's best housing whilst much of the area's estates such as the Holly Street Estate have benefitted from redevelopment from high rise to low rise, but with still a way to go. Like much of Hackney, Dalston offers a mix of attractive two and three story Victorian housing, so popular with the middle classes; and run down council estates blighted by 60's tower blocks. Dalston is a place in London, England in the London Borough of Hackney. www.thebestlinks.com /Dalston.html   (170 words)

Hackney: Public services British History Online H.A.D., M 4404/5/1-2; Clarke, Hackney, 30; Imperial Gaz. Hackney hospital passed in 1948 to the northeast metropolitan region's Hackney group management committee, under which it had 1,310 beds in 1949 and 920, mostly acute, in 1968. Hackney workhouse infirmary, the forerunner of Hackney hospital, at first consisted merely of beds for the sick or idiots. www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=22710   (6277 words)

Comfort Inn King's Cross - 3 Star Hotel - WC1 - Center of London Central bus station is well signposted from all terminals and is located next to the London Underground station for Terminals 1,2and3. The Airbus A6 service operates between Stansted Airport and London Victoria Coach Station, calling at many north/central locations en route. Most coach and bus services operate from Heathrow’s central bus station, which can be reached by the subways linking Terminals 1,2and3. www.londonby.com /comfortinnking/pages/reach.htm   (944 words)

A story from The Last Main Line I am the Loughborough Central Station Master, but I happen to live in the small village of Woodhouse Eaves, which means that Quorn and Woodhouse Station is our very own station, and has been almost continuously for over 100 years. Most of these details were provided by Harold Hackney, who was a member of the station staff in the 1920's. This is the introduction to Quorn and Woodhouse Station - the history of. www.railwayarchive.org.uk /stories/pages.php?enum=LE128&pnum=0&maxp=9   (262 words)

BARKING RAILWAY STATION Well, c2c runs Barking station, but in their information they often forget that it is served by other lines. There are 12 stations on the line and you can safely reckon the timetable at 3 minutes per station. Each station is indexed to one of 48 squares on the map. homepage.ntlworld.com /colinnewman/station.html   (2695 words)

INDEX – by category From the ex Caledonian Railway station, between Crianlarich and Oban, opened as “Tyndrum” in 1877 (to replace an earlier station nearby) and renamed by BR in 1953. Washford station, on the Minehead branch, opened in 1874 and closed in 1971 only to be reopened in 1976 by the West Somerset Railway Preservation Society. 112* A Midland Railway station master’s chair with the initials “MR” carved into the back-rest. www.anjoco.f9.co.uk /sheffrail/may02/cat0502.htm   (6278 words)

Transport Plans for the London Area - Central or Londonwide Central Railway is currently undertaking an extensive public consultation on the project, and an announcement on the route will be made at some point during the consultation period, before an application is lodged under the Transport and Works Act. The bus station, rather than the railway station, is the preferred terminus because bus arrivals in Peckham outnumber rail by 20:1 and transfer from East-West bus to CRT is seen as important traffic. In May 2001, Central Railway talked of high-speed double-decker passenger trains linking Heathrow Airport with the Midlands, Yorkshire and the North West. www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/7069/tpftla_c.html   (12829 words)

RA: Resident Advisor - Hackney Central - London Nightclub Newly refurbished in an urban-industrial style Hackney Central (next to the new railway station, on the corner of Mare Street and Amhurst Road) has made a welcome addition to the burgeoning local social scene. The former railway station, Amhurst Road, Hackney, London, E8 1LL, UK Reflecting the eclectic nature of E8, Hackney Central appeals to everyone from long-time locals to besuited newcomers, including the media hacks, dotcom entrepreneurs and young artists who’ve migrated here from neighbouring areas such as Hoxton and Islington. www.residentadvisor.net /club_view.asp?ID=1577   (296 words)

Knowhere: Bethnal Green and Hackney Best and Worst, Triumphs and Tragedies Hackney Town Hall on Mare St., especially if the half wit employees are still in it. Hackney Council - a bigger bunch of lazy, stupid, useless bastards would be hard to find. Even though my family and I moved out of Hackney and Bethnal Green when I was 6 years of age, alot of my most treasured memories are still there. www.knowhere.co.uk /446_goodbad.html   (2545 words)

List of London railway stations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of mainline railway stations in London, excluding London Underground and Docklands Light Railway. Mill Hill (The Hale) railway station (closed 1939) Palace Gates (Wood Green) railway station (closed 1963) en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_London_railway_stations   (147 words)

story.asp?STORYID=4787 The old Hackney Central railway station is legendary in East London. Occupying a former railway station built in 1890, Hackney Central’s fusion of laid-back chic and original detail is designed to appeal to everyone, from long-time locals to Hoxton trendies It has been derelict for 18 years and it won’t have escaped local residents’ notice that various entrepreneurial types have hijacked the building over the years for surreptitious, speakeasy-esque ‘underground’ club nights — the most famous of which was hosted by Eighties’ groovers Soul 2 Soul. www.design4design.com /articles/story.asp?STORYID=4787   (229 words)

Hackney Central London User Reviews, The Former Railway Station, Amhurst Road, I was disappointed to see Hackney Central get a poor review as it is not deserved and I wanted to set the record straight. We then went upstairs to Hackney Central's late night bar and had fun until the early hours. I had a great night out on Friday at Hackney Central. www.viewlondon.co.uk /user_pubbar_review_6188.html   (208 words)

London Underground : Tube station The railway bought up extra land adjacent to the railway and built houses in a spectacularly practical example of demand creation and by 1880 the 'Met' was carrying 40 million passengers a year. The worst recent incident was a fire at King's Cross station on November 18, 1987, caused by a smouldering cigaratte stub falling onto a wooden-tread escalator panel. This first part of the Metropolitan Railway was opened in 1863 using steam locomotives to haul trains, which meant that ventilation shafts had to be built at regular intervals. www.fastload.org /tu/Tube_station.html   (2616 words)

Discounted hotel reservations around Islington, Greater London and throughout the UK Centrally located and well served by public transport, the Fairway hotel is just 2 minutes walk from Kings Cross St Pancras Station and within walking distance of many of London's top tourist attractions, which include Madame Tussauds, Oxford Street, London Zoo, British Museum, Leicester Square, Covent Garden and The British Library. It is surrounded with historical landmarks, such as the famous King's Cross Station built in 1851 and was at the time the largest Railway Station in England. The hotel is very central and is within two minutes walking distance to Kings Cross Station. www.hotelqueste.co.uk /uk/greater_london/islington   (1773 words)

Timetables - Tickets & timetables - one Starting and finishing in Norwich and Ipswich and including all stations to Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Sheringham, Felixtowe, Cambridge, and Peterborough and services to Harwich International and the Sudbury branch from Marks Tey. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files, which is available to download from the Adobe Acrobat website. www.onerailway.com /timetable/timetables   (177 words)

London Nightlife & the Arts Fodor's Online Travel Guide A welcome addition to the East London nightlife scene, this bar and music club is the new incarnation of Hackney's old Victorian railway station. The present building dates from the late 17th century and is central London's last remaining galleried inn. The kitchen prides itself on its fish-and-chips -- in general, the Tavern's meals, cocktails, and shooters are among the best value in central London. www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=london@91&cur_section=nig&sort=category&review=full&pg=2   (2999 words)

Hackney Central, London Restaurant info and bookings. Not the most salubrious area of London, but that hasn't hindered the masterminds behind Hackney Central - the place has clearly had the Loadsamoney wand wiggled at it, with impressive results. A London Guide / London Restaurants / European Restaurants / Hackney Central As the name implies, this is an ex-Victorian station conversion complete with exposed www.alondonguide.com /hackneycentral.html   (144 words)

Dalston It is currently undergoing rapid gentrification, partly because of the planned construction of a new railway station at Dalston Junction, part of the extension of the East London Line due to be completed in 2010. Dalston is a place in Hackney in the London Borough of Hackney, England. Its historical borders are Kingsland Road and Kingsland High Street in the East, London Fields in the west, Downs Park Road in the north and the Shoreditch parish boundary in the south. www.worldhistory.com /wiki/D/Dalston.htm   (221 words)

Crete [FH]: Great central railway The upgrading of two CP (State Railways) narrow-gauge diesel railways to light rail quality has seen theto reach Trindade, near São Bento railway station in central Porto. London Extension (GreatCentralRailway) This railway ran from Annesley North Clickable map of the London Extension of the GreatCentralRailway. MR60] Mid-Hants Railway, Hampshire: (MRMR61] Chasewater Railway, BrownhillsNorthampton Ironstone Railway, Hunsbury Hillan enquiry the railway stated that no MR63] GreatCentralRailway (Nottinghamwere seen at the railway. www.living-in-crete.org /train/railway/great-central-railway.html   (352 words)

radioactive materials on the railways Nuclear flask train passing through Hackney Central station. Almost all these nuclear power stations are on the railway system and have their own sidings. Most of the traffic consists of used (or spent) fuel rods from nuclear power stations en route to Sellafield on the Cumbrian coast, to be reprocessed - that is to be divided into useable and unuseable elements. www.cnduk.org /INFORM~1/trains.htm   (170 words)

Lincoln House Hotel - Central London - 2 Star Hotel - W1 - Center of London We are about 5-7 min walk from Marble Arch and Baker Street underground stations as well as from Hyde and Regent’s parks. We recommend that you catch a taxi or take the underground to Victoria Station on the return journey to Gatwick Airport. Lincoln House Hotel - Central London- 2 Star Hotel - W1 - Center of London www.londonby.com /lincoln/pages/reach.htm   (367 words)

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